Aug 8, 2019 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Keith Jelinek and Rick Maicki write about the back-to-school (BTS) selling period, the opportunity to connect with shoppers before the holiday season, and consumer expectations for BTS shopping. Read their article in Total Retail.
Jun 14, 2019 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, Retail Business Transformation, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Using data to meet market demand in brick-and-mortar fashion retail Spring may feel like an overnight shift to consumers—they wake up one day to find leaves on trees and pastel hues in shop windows—but to retailers it can represent a year’s worth of inventory...
May 24, 2019 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, Retail Business Transformation
BRG Retail writes about operating results, store closures and bankruptcies, the continuing evolution of retail, and critical themes for the C-suite. Read the article in Retail IT Insights.
Apr 30, 2019 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, Publication, Retail Business Transformation, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Last year, in our review of operating results from the 2017 holiday season, we noted that retailers were “walking a tightrope” when it came to maintaining gross margins in the retail business environment. Guess what? Things didn’t improve much in 2018! After a good...
Jan 3, 2019 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, News, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
Keith Jelinek discusses customer bargain hunting, pricing and cost drops, and how holiday sales have increased but store earnings have decreased. Listen to the report at Marketplace. Mr. Jelinek speaks at ~1:06.
Dec 8, 2018 | Holiday Retail Outlook Report, US Retail, Consumer, and Economic Indicators
BRG 2018 Holiday Outlook and Consumer Survey (part 3) As expected, online sales stole the show during the big Thanksgiving shopping weekend, and overall retail sales showed large year-over-year increases. Overall sales on Black Friday and through the weekend and Cyber...
